Cost to attend Super Bowl XLV: How much you willing to spend?

Ticket prices for Super Bowl XLV through the NFL's official resale marketplace are up 27% to over $4,000 apiece

The average price of tickets sold on the NFL Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster was $4,091 through Jan. 30, up 27% from $3,221 on the same date last year, said Jennifer Swanson of Ticketmaster Monday night.

The most expensive was $15,946 for a 7th-row seat on the 50-yard line at Cowboys Stadium. The least was $2,189 for an end zone seat in the upper bowl.

There were 1,800 or so tickets remaining Monday night, with the lowest going for $2,750 and the highest for $23,717.

The 95,000 actual game tickets, at face prices ranging from $350 for standing-room-only to $1,200 for club seats, are long gone. That leaves fans scrambling in the secondary market. where prices ranged from $2,500 to $23,000 on StubHub and RazorGator Monday.

So what would be the out-of-pocket cost of a trip this weekend? Try $5,000 to $16,000.

Russell D'Souza of SeatGeek estimated the cost of a 4-day, 3-night trip leaving from Pittsburgh or Milwaukee Friday and returning Monday.

At the low end, he said it would cost $5,106 per person, including: $2,663 for the cheapest ticket; an average $1,150 to fly roundtrip in coach; $693 for three nights hotel accommodations; $400 for food and shuttles; and $200 for a Super Bowl party.

At the high end, the trip would run $16,328, including: $9,725 for a seat on the 50; an average $2,101 to fly round-trip in first class; $2,702 for three nights at a more expensive hotel; $1,050 to get into a top party; $750 for food and shuttles.

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